Aminoglycoside antibiotics induce pH-sensitive activation of the calcium-sensing receptor

Stuart J. McLarnon, Darren Holden, Donald T. Ward, Malcolm N. Jones, Austin C. Elliott, Daniela Riccardi

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    Abstract

    The aminoglycoside antibiotic (AGA) neomycin is a known agonist of the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaR). To test whether other AGA drugs stimulate the CaR, we studied the relative effects of four AGAs on intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) using CaR-transfected human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells. Gentamicin, tobramycin, and neomycin evoked dose- dependent increases in [Ca2+]i with EC50 values of 258, 177, and 43 μM, respectively, in CaR-transfected, but not in non-transfected cells. Kanamycin was ineffective at doses
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)71-77
    Number of pages6
    JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
    Volume297
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2002

    Keywords

    • Calcium receptor
    • Fura-2 AM
    • Intracellular calcium
    • Intracellular pH

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